Statistics for Vocabulary: Literary Terms

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	Answer	% Correct
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words for effect.	alliteration	85%
A type of literature written about someone by another person.	biography	82%
The height of action and suspense in a story.	climax	82%
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."	simile	82%
The deliberate use of exaggeration.	hyperbole	64%
When the author alludes to upcoming events without directly stating that they will happen.	foreshadowing	61%
A folktale (fictional story) about gods and goddesses.	myth	61%
A play on words.	pun	61%
The action of a story.	plot	58%
A classification of literature, such as fiction, drama, poetry, etc.	genre	55%
A central message, idea, or concern that expressed in a literary work.	theme	52%
Language the appeals to the senses creating pictures in the mind.	imagery	45%
Attaching human traits and characteristics to the non-human.	personification	45%
When a character in a story has a moment of sudden realization or insight.	epiphany	36%
A situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist.	irony	36%
A statement that seems to contradict itself but has some truth.	paradox	30%
A passing reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.	allusion	27%
A character whose main purpose is to act as a contrast to another.	foil	24%
The attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development.	tone	24%
A character who does not undergo a change over the course of a story.	static	15%